Niagara Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Middle Ordovician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Lake_Erie
gptkb:St._Lawrence_River
gptkb:Lake_Ontario
gptkb:Niagara_Escarpment
Great Lakes region
gptkbp:characterizedBy high purity limestone
gptkbp:composedOf limestone
gptkbp:contains sandstone
fossils
shale
siltstone
dolostone
gptkbp:enemy aggregate
gptkbp:environmentalImpact shallow marine
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Niagara_Falls
gptkbp:exhibits fossilized corals
fossilized brachiopods
fossilized mollusks
fossilized trilobites
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures Ordovician
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niagara Formation
gptkbp:influences agriculture
land use planning
local biodiversity
urban development
local climate
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Pennsylvania
19th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Niagara_River
gptkbp:notableFor tourism
water supply
ecology
environmental studies
archaeological studies
geological research
karst_topography
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Tully_Formation
gptkb:Black_River_Group
gptkbp:partOf Cincinnatian Series
gptkbp:research geologists
paleontologists
gptkbp:resolution up to 200 feet
gptkbp:usedIn construction